FORGOT TO LEAVE A COMMENT AS I UPLOADED, OH NO!! Thanks for watching everyone, hope you're all excited for Part 3! As a pre-warning incase you don't get to the end of the video, Part 3 MAY be a little later than normal due to February being a BUSY month for me. I'm also gonna see if I can make Part 3 a LONG video, but if I feel its getting a little too long then I'll just have to split it up. Hope you understand!! In the mean time, Podcasts will be coming out and if there's too big of a gap between content, you'll get TWO podcasts! :3
Props to 9S’s VA for that bridge scene. Usually when a young boy screams dramatically in English, it sounds cringy as fuck, cough Xenoblade 2 cough. But damn Kyle McCarley really made that scene intense.
In his livestream of the game and reddit ama he talks about how they save all the screaming lines for last(especially this one) cause it annihilated his voice
Really? I thought it was extremely cringe-worthy and it was pretty much all downhill from there for his character. Different strokes for different folks, I guess. Still an amazing game tho.
The way 9S screams A2's name always gets me. It's such a powerful blend of sorrow and rage that seems so real. Kudos to the voice actor for doing an incredible job.
Now it's time for 9S to get his heart stomped on, ripped apart and set on fire. Also a certain scene later in route C definitely sets the parallel between 9S and Eve very well which makes it even more heart breaking. DAMN IT WHY CANT MY CHILDREN BE HAPPY WHY DID 9S, EVE AND EMIL HAVE TO SUFFER?!
Honestly, I think the sidequest that hit me the hardest was Operator 21O's sidequest, and even then it didn't hit me until halfway through Route C/D (at which point it hit me like a goddamned brick to the face). *S P O I L E R S !* You begin Route B with a stone-cold, no-nonsense Operator, but throughout 21O's sidequest she has you bring her information about Ancient Earth (back when the humans were still around) that she can analyze for fun, and as it happens all the information you bring her has one common theme - the human familial social structure, a topic that 21O seems to express great interest and investment in. By the time the opening to Route C/D rolls around, 21O is no longer anywhere near as standoffish as she started out, and is instead talking to 9S in what seems to be a condescending manner, complete with deliberately slowed cadence and seemingly insincere compliments, with 9S remarking that she's talking to him as if he were a child. And it's because she IS. Operator 21O analyzed all of the data on the human familial social structure you brought her and it caused her to desire to experience what it was like for herself. It was already clear that, despite her initial demeanor, 21O truly cared about 9S, and once Route C/D begins she's even gone so far as to start addressing him as if he were her kid brother, because that is exactly how she has come to see him - her younger brother that tries hard and sometimes makes mistakes, but that she cares for immensely no matter what. Now fast-foreward to Operator 21O's bossfight halfway through Route C/D; fast-foreward to the the exact moment all of this hits you all at once at the EXACT SAME TIME that it's hitting 9S. I'm man enough to admit that this sudden clarity and understanding of Operator 21O's character arc, as well as the revelation that your fight with her can only really end one way, had me bawling my eyes out like a goddamned child. *GOD DAMMIT YOKO TARO, STOP KICKING MY HEART IN THE DICK!*
@Gaawachan It’s the other way around. She had come to see 9S as a family member. When she was inevitably taken over, subsumed, and killed, the red girls quoted 21O to MOCK 9S with what they’d taken from him, parroting her to break him down. Remember that the Operators are incredibly sadistic and seemed to relish taunting 9S throughout the entirety of the final segment.
The reason why she stopped being so formal and standoffish with him in Route C, is because she realized that Commander gave up and ain't gonna whack him this time. She essentially gave him a hard copy of YoRHa's dirty laundry and sent him on his merry way and didn't have him executed in, according to the official timeline - TWO MONTH LONG time skip between the climax of A/B and start of C. How he reacts to the data and what he does with it was probably a test since the supplementary material makes it clear that she was never really on board with that E Type shit and pretty fucking sick with the ongoing arrangement. 21O, being his operator she was privy to that, since according to supplemental material - most of the time it's either her or the pod that rat him out after he does an opsie. After she realized that this 9S is here to stay, she dropped the pretense and started flirting him up to live out her "starting a family" thing. But this is a Yoko Taro game and Suffering train was about to crash the station. Tl;dr: her change in attitude in regards to 9S isn't the result of the quest. She always cared, but kept him at arms length in order to avoid getting hurt, whenever he gets whacked again.
ayo clempsy, i just wanted to let you know that after marathoning thru all your nier/drakonguard vids i ended up breaking down and buying nier automata and playing thru the game in between part 1 and 2 of ur analysis. im so grateful that u made these videos bc without it i wouldn't have a new favorite gaming franchise to love. thank u sooooooo much bb (ps ur 100% right i was spoiled for most of the game but the side quests still left me shocked with how fun and meaningful they really were! rock on ya little melvin)
FinnSuzune no. The language depends only on "where you bought it (in the West or in Japan). NieR Gestalt/Replicant is in Japanese. NieR is in English, no matter the console
you best boi you! that video was great! happy you noticed the credit thing in route C. about side quest, as someone who bought Nier because of you, yes, I'm happy that you leave them out. the old lady in the lighthouse, the chef and Gideon, Carlo the runaway romanticist, I've found all of these side quest on my own and experienced them myself, and it was much stronger emotionally because of that. thank you for doing this!
I beat this entire game and never knew this either. Played it straight as a twin stick shooter and didn't have any of the hiccups that Clemps described. Very interesting.
I appreciate the continued use of Made in Abyss music. I'm also surprised you decided to talk about YorHa Betrayers rather than Amnesia, but I suppose they're, uh, *both* pretty important. Maybe you'll bring it up later.
Two things. 26:38 is the exact moment this game destroyed me as a human being. 7:29 this whole sequence made me spit up Coke on my work keyboard. Clemps is the real Best Boy.
IT HAS TO BE THIS WAY WHEN HEAVENS DIVIDE SEPHIROTH YOU"LL NEVER SEE IT COMING WHEN YOU WALK AWAY YOU DON"T HEAR ME SAY IT'S LIKE I'M CARRYING THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD DATABASE DATABASE
My personal reaction to the big revelation was "yeah, I know." The moment it was mentioned in the beginning of A that humanity is conveniently off screen, on the moon, my first thought was, "Oh, so there are no humans and this is a lie that will be revealed later." I was vaguely aware of what the plot of Nier was, so that may have assisted. In contrast, I also thought there was no way there were actually alien invaders; I assumed that was another fabrication. Turns out, there are aliens. For.... some reason.
I'm a bit disappointed that you didn't bring up Nietzche's "God is dead" quote in this video. As you said, humanity is the androids' God; their creator. So in Automata, God is literally dead. The same is true of the machines. Their creators, the aliens, are also long gone. Two waring Gods, battling each other to the point of extinction. Where does that leave their people? Well, for one, it leaves them without a sense of purpose. The game explores that quite thoroughly. But there are other implications that I think are much more intriguing. Nietzche used the phrase "God is dead" to analyze the effects of the age of enlightenment on society. He believed that, as a result of people turning toward science to explain the human condition, people would forgo Christianity. He felt that, without Christianity, society would fall into nihilism due to their newfound lack of an objective moral compass. We see precisely this in Automata. The machines are going through their own age of enlightenment. Everything they knew to be objectively true is now called into question. Without their God, they began to question the meaning of their existence and fell into nihilistic tendencies of self-pity and "woe is me." In response, they found those treasures and gave their lives new, individualistic meaning. The concept of individualism and how it relates to machines as a greater whole is incredibly interesting to me. Especially with machines like Engels being references to communism. The androids are going through something similar. Just after 9S discovers the truth of humanity's fate, the logic virus breaks out. That name isn't coincidental or inconsequential. It is itself a reference to enlightenment. Androids began to think, to question their existence and became poisoned from it. If I'm not mistaken, the logic virus is also machine-like in nature. I think there's a lot to examine there. The fact that Pascal outright namedrops Nietzche makes me feel like this is all definitely intentional and well-orchestrated. It's also a layer that I don't think a ton of people picked up on, so I just wanted to put it out there. I'm not a philosophy major by any means, and it's been months since I played the game, so if I forgot anything or failed to make a connection, I'd love if someone would let me know.
You're definitely right, the game itself criticizes Nihilistic philosophical ideas as they are quite simple lol ( In the end the game breeds the faith of hope, in that we make our own future which correlates to -> ' Consciousness ' )
14:10 good catch, I actually missed that one entirely. They even make specific mention to this with the "E-Drug" that you get during one of your side quests. How pure destructive rage is better than sex, or feels a lot like it. I never did quite get the point of those drugs, lore wise. Wrote it off as just a small quirk
I avoided this videos original upload date just to avoid your comment the 4th part has been released an I'm back tracking~ See me in Dark Souls Reed-man
Beepy and Kalil are both very good boys and two of my favorite characters in this series, and not because they made me cry when they died. Not that I did, not at all. Shut up!
Operator 21O's "motherly" thing it's foreshadowed in route B as in two side-quests called "Data analysis freak" 1 and 2. Btw, once I went into 2B's room, instead of just waking her up I "took a break" at her side . . . if you know what I mean.
50K Subs!!! All hail the best boi of RUclips! Seriously, congrats man! Thank you for making me laugh and learn about JRPGs, specifically Yoko Taro's wonderful work! On to 100K! And then the world!
So glad I wasn't the only one who interpreted the ****** as more than just "fuck" I remembered a scene in a trailer where 9S was repeatedly stabbing 2B when Jackass made that comment about that feeling of pleasure that Androids get during combat and was like "OH SHIT"
I think it ties into the nature of Route C's reveals as well. *SPOILER* With the implication that a small part of 9S could subconsciously know or potentially suspect what 2B's real role in their assigned partnership is meant to be. Leaving him with conflicting subconscious feelings of affection, grief, and anger, towards her and their whole situation.
I was thinking mote in the posibility of be Rekka Alexiel, she has a blog (I think the only one) with plenty information and traductions about Nier and Drakengard since a couple of years. Everyone really interested in more material besides the games should check it!
2:15 Oh, is that how that worked? I seemed to have lost the secondary attacks upon starting the secind playthrough, so i figured it was like training wheels
What I liked with route B is that, while I speeded through A because I wanted to experience the story, since I already knew the story in B I could have a way more relaxed time doing other activities such as fishing and side quests which really got me familiar with the world and the map.
Could you talk about the thematic connection between certain robots and their philosopher counterparts they were named after? Like Simone de Beauvoir, Jean-Paul Satre, Hegel, and so on? I'm not well versed in this so I feel like there are a lot of references I missed out on. Also is there a symbolic connection between the celestial alphabet and the robots/cult of the watchers within Drakengard/Nier? I know the robot bosses had their names spelled out in celestial alphabet when you fight them in route A, but I don't quite get what the towers in route C/D are named after
generally, each philosopher had something to do with the character or boss's place in the game, such as kirkegaard being a religious philosopher (that would be the machine who's death kicks off "become as gods") or pascal being a well versed philosopher who's well known for rationalizing the way humans should live their lives (hence pascal talking about how nietzsche was probably just crazy and being the leader of a village). it all ties in to the theme of "what is the measure of a man?" can't help you on the towers though.
I owe you a thank you clemps.. your content is the only stuff that I watch as soon as it comes out instead of waiting until the whole series is out so that I can binge watch it. Even all of my friends have noticed how much more patient I am lately, so thank you. xP
"Amnesia" is another foreshadowing side quest in that regard :) Funny thing, as I'm now used to Yoko Taro's convoluted narrative ways after going through Drakengard and the first NieR all those years ago, I set myself up to diligently do all side quests available before any point of no return. Which means by the time our characters first get separated in route A I was already lvl50+. The whole game experience after that was killing bosses under a minute then waiting for all the dialogue lines to trigger while avoiding attacks until they were down for good XD Needless to say I didn't enjoy chapter select mode for long (T_T)
i dont think ive ever laughed as horridly as i did to 4:00, holy fuck. anyway; thanks clemps for uploading! ive had a few bad nights in a row, so it’s good to fall back to some familiar content. bless ya!
I love your videos not only for the very concise and well put together analysis but also because I love watching your comedic abilities grow. Your last few videos have had me laughing out loud and this one has some of the funniest bits so far, but you also manage to find a brilliant balance between funny and informative. I'm not even a huge fan of JRPGs (although you got me to play through all of Drakengaard and NieR) and I still enjoy watching you talk about them. Big props to you man been watching since Drakengaard part 1 and I always look forward to every new video you put out. (Also I talked to you on your discord a couple of months ago and you were really lovely
So today I finished watching Made in Abyss and felt so sad after that final episode. Then I saw this video was uploaded and I was delighted with joy. And suddenly this plays at 9:59.... WHY YOU DO THIS?!
Totally worth the wait Clempsy, every time you put out a new video I'm eagerly waiting, and is always a blast! Thank you for putting this together I can see the time and love you pour into it, and we love you back :3
8:25 For the small handful of you wondering I did find the source UNHhhh Ep 30: "F*ckin Random" w/ Trixie Mattel & Katya Zamolodchikova At about the 7:23 mark. I went on a long and arduous journey of sifting through these god damn insane queens just to find the source of your memes Clemps and l will probably recieve no appreciation for it! I hope you're happy!
While the death of 2B is sad, it also has a ton of plot-holes that kinda took me out of the experience. 1. Why were just a few flight units able to overwhelm 2B and 9S? We see 9S take out much more than that by himself (without a flight unit). 2. She asks the pod to take her away from any androids so that they won't be affected by her virus, but when she finally gets there...she is attacked by 2 androids and A2 is nearby as well. So...did the pod just mess up? 3. Wasn't it implied that most of the androids already succumbed to the virus? So who is she afraid of infecting (outside of the resistance camp)? 4. Didn't 2B state that the Pods have a vaccine for the logic virus? She asks them to give one to 9S after he is severely injured. Which is honestly why I assumed that androids had to be badly injured before the virus can take hold (like it needs an open wound or something). So why could the pod not just heal her? Maybe it needs a link to the Bunker? I dunno, it's kinda vague. 5. Can't 9S curer the logic virus as well? We see him do it later on in the game (on himself). So why couldn't 2B just ask her pod to look for 9S? It can clearly sense where androids are. Why couldn't 9S instantly find 2B for the same reason? Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love the game, but the plot-holes lessened the impact of 2B's death for me.
A bit late haha but: 1. You are comparing 2B and 9S after everything they knew was destroyed and having to kill his companions with a 9S enraged who no longer cares for anything 2. Low on android signal doesn't mean no androids 3. You already mention the resistance camp and A2, there's also Jackass and other androids like the ones that are at the entrance of the forest (the food quest, i think) 4. A vaccine it's not that simply, the fact that the pod proposed a vaccine and 2B doesn't say anything is an indicator that the logic virus, like any other virus, adapts and isn't the same as before route c 5. 9S clearly can't cure the logic virus, he tried with 2B and himself and in the end both are infected anyway
Excellent work as always! Love reliving the story from the viewpoint of someone who really knows the lore, as well as getting a different outlook on the events of the game itself. Take as much time as you need for the next part. I'm sure it'll be worth it
Whoa, holy crap, didn't expect you to respond! That's nuts actually, I've played through the game in full twice and never knew that. Makes me wonder how much more depth I might have missed.
18:52 the Clemp lore thickens... first we have the tragic story of the yellow gloves. Im waiting for the explaination for the Salormoon set in part 3 Clemp
*Edit: 10 seconds. I just needed to wait TEN SECONDS and you’d have mentioned it. FUCK ME!* @14:33 Isn’t there also a line of dialogue in Automata where 2B explains that when the androids fight and kill their “brains” are wired to make them feel excitement and pleasure in much the same way humans do when they are aroused and climax? I’m like 95% sure it’s there so yes the “****” does both mean “FUCK” and “KILL” at the same time, literally.
GAHHH I wish I had the time to make videos like this for these games, thank you for your in depth looks at this amazing series of games, no one I talk to knows enough for me to have in depth conversations with. Again, thank you!
you suckered me into buying Drakengard 3 with your damn well made videos and comedic timing, so thanks? Also proud to say that after ending E i was so moved by the "credits fight" goes i choose to make my playthrough a helper ship, what kind of evil game could make me happy about deleting a save file
As for Scalebound being canned by MS, I recall reading that Ms suspected not all money invested in it was being put in this game and they feared platinum was syphoning it off to other projects (but my info is based on Twitter, so take that with a grain of salt). One of the greatest losses for the platform as I was really looking forward to Scalebound :(
SPOILERS The fuck/kill incognita in Adam's dialogue with 9S make WAY more sense if you played the Jackass quest where she finds out the thrill humans get from love is the same androids get from violence.
AH YES PART 2. I was sad to think it might take 2-3 months for the next part and here it is. This joy makes me want to do unspeakable things to you clempsy like 9s to 2b.
It's been a while since I played a Nier Automata, but watching these movies videos makes me feel the same myriad of feelings once again. Really goes to show how powerful this game is. Also thanks Clemps.
Great video, Clemps. Your videos are the reason why I want to play more of Yoko Taro's stuff. Can't way for the next part(s). Keep up the good work ! That whole part after ending B is amazing. I was so hyped when the preview video for the rest of the game showed up.
FORGOT TO LEAVE A COMMENT AS I UPLOADED, OH NO!!
Thanks for watching everyone, hope you're all excited for Part 3!
As a pre-warning incase you don't get to the end of the video, Part 3 MAY be a little later than normal due to February being a BUSY month for me. I'm also gonna see if I can make Part 3 a LONG video, but if I feel its getting a little too long then I'll just have to split it up. Hope you understand!!
In the mean time, Podcasts will be coming out and if there's too big of a gap between content, you'll get TWO podcasts! :3
Keep it up Clemps! Thanks for the quality content!
I got the popcorn!
that "playthrough" 3 title drop
Hey best boi, don't forget to mention the model E side quest! Because it's kinda, sorta, important... You know what I mean. ;)
That was AWESOME!! Great stuff, love your analysis.
Props to 9S’s VA for that bridge scene. Usually when a young boy screams dramatically in English, it sounds cringy as fuck, cough Xenoblade 2 cough.
But damn Kyle McCarley really made that scene intense.
Yeah it's sounds genuinely painful,like dam did u just rip up ur whole throat for this game? lmao
In his livestream of the game and reddit ama he talks about how they save all the screaming lines for last(especially this one) cause it annihilated his voice
Idk about other parts since I played it with Japanese voice but I can tell you that part in particular is actually really close to the Japanese one!
Really? I thought it was extremely cringe-worthy and it was pretty much all downhill from there for his character. Different strokes for different folks, I guess. Still an amazing game tho.
I mean, the downfall is kind of the point of his character in both languages.
The way 9S screams A2's name always gets me. It's such a powerful blend of sorrow and rage that seems so real.
Kudos to the voice actor for doing an incredible job.
The voice acting in this game is simply fantastic. 9S knocks it out of the park on several occacions.
Seeing 9S suffer like that is a thing of pure joy.
Game needed several more hours of 9S in agonising pain.
@@Snadzies You monster....
Whenever I hear him say "A2" I hear "A-hole".
Same with the japanese VA
Jesus Christ, Clemps were you trying to kill me with that pod conversation?
I almost spit my food out at that part, I was not expecting those voiceovers lmao
The utter burns pod 153 gave pod 042 during that segment should’ve melted him.
Proposal: please keep all arms and legs off your device when watching the sick burns delivered by pod 153.
Now it's time for 9S to get his heart stomped on, ripped apart and set on fire.
Also a certain scene later in route C definitely sets the parallel between 9S and Eve very well which makes it even more heart breaking.
DAMN IT WHY CANT MY CHILDREN BE HAPPY WHY DID 9S, EVE AND EMIL HAVE TO SUFFER?!
The pod segment was 11/10 quality content, this is what I subbed for.
Do you know what voice there using
Honestly, I think the sidequest that hit me the hardest was Operator 21O's sidequest, and even then it didn't hit me until halfway through Route C/D (at which point it hit me like a goddamned brick to the face).
*S P O I L E R S !*
You begin Route B with a stone-cold, no-nonsense Operator, but throughout 21O's sidequest she has you bring her information about Ancient Earth (back when the humans were still around) that she can analyze for fun, and as it happens all the information you bring her has one common theme - the human familial social structure, a topic that 21O seems to express great interest and investment in. By the time the opening to Route C/D rolls around, 21O is no longer anywhere near as standoffish as she started out, and is instead talking to 9S in what seems to be a condescending manner, complete with deliberately slowed cadence and seemingly insincere compliments, with 9S remarking that she's talking to him as if he were a child.
And it's because she IS.
Operator 21O analyzed all of the data on the human familial social structure you brought her and it caused her to desire to experience what it was like for herself. It was already clear that, despite her initial demeanor, 21O truly cared about 9S, and once Route C/D begins she's even gone so far as to start addressing him as if he were her kid brother, because that is exactly how she has come to see him - her younger brother that tries hard and sometimes makes mistakes, but that she cares for immensely no matter what.
Now fast-foreward to Operator 21O's bossfight halfway through Route C/D; fast-foreward to the the exact moment all of this hits you all at once at the EXACT SAME TIME that it's hitting 9S.
I'm man enough to admit that this sudden clarity and understanding of Operator 21O's character arc, as well as the revelation that your fight with her can only really end one way, had me bawling my eyes out like a goddamned child.
*GOD DAMMIT YOKO TARO, STOP KICKING MY HEART IN THE DICK!*
Pascals storyline actually made me cry . fuck this game , 10/10
@Gaawachan
It’s the other way around. She had come to see 9S as a family member. When she was inevitably taken over, subsumed, and killed, the red girls quoted 21O to MOCK 9S with what they’d taken from him, parroting her to break him down. Remember that the Operators are incredibly sadistic and seemed to relish taunting 9S throughout the entirety of the final segment.
The reason why she stopped being so formal and standoffish with him in Route C, is because she realized that Commander gave up and ain't gonna whack him this time. She essentially gave him a hard copy of YoRHa's dirty laundry and sent him on his merry way and didn't have him executed in, according to the official timeline - TWO MONTH LONG time skip between the climax of A/B and start of C. How he reacts to the data and what he does with it was probably a test since the supplementary material makes it clear that she was never really on board with that E Type shit and pretty fucking sick with the ongoing arrangement.
21O, being his operator she was privy to that, since according to supplemental material - most of the time it's either her or the pod that rat him out after he does an opsie. After she realized that this 9S is here to stay, she dropped the pretense and started flirting him up to live out her "starting a family" thing. But this is a Yoko Taro game and Suffering train was about to crash the station.
Tl;dr: her change in attitude in regards to 9S isn't the result of the quest. She always cared, but kept him at arms length in order to avoid getting hurt, whenever he gets whacked again.
@@baciu14 lol,
baciu14: F*CK THIS GAME!!!!!! Damn it to hell!!!
Also baciu14: *Proceeds to give NieR: Automata five stars*
tHanK yOu fOoOR ThE fl0weRs...
14:37 so the entire conceit for 9S was that he played Fuck Marry Kill and lost.
Adam: "Fuck, Marry, or Kill?"
9S: "Yes."
i think it's less that he played and lost and more that he was designed to lose from the start.
20:20 The girl also appears in the cutscene before the fight with Adam and Eve in the alien ship, too!
Really? Haven't seen her there yet. Were exactly does she appear?
I also missed it the first time, It's right when Adam and Eve leave, she's on the left of the screen
She definitely does, but it's a lot easier to miss than the other times she shows up
I honestly thought those two were Devola and Popola, but when I checked the hair I realized they were completely different.
Yeah I thought it was a glitch or something the first time I played and then she showed up again in route B! Oh shit!
B I G R O U N D A N D R O I D A S S
god bless.
ayo clempsy, i just wanted to let you know that after marathoning thru all your nier/drakonguard vids i ended up breaking down and buying nier automata and playing thru the game in between part 1 and 2 of ur analysis. im so grateful that u made these videos bc without it i wouldn't have a new favorite gaming franchise to love. thank u sooooooo much bb (ps ur 100% right i was spoiled for most of the game but the side quests still left me shocked with how fun and meaningful they really were! rock on ya little melvin)
The Ziad Show if you have a PS3 or XBOX360 you should also buy the original game. It's a good time!
Isn't the xbox360 version only in japanese?
FinnSuzune no. The language depends only on "where you bought it (in the West or in Japan). NieR Gestalt/Replicant is in Japanese. NieR is in English, no matter the console
you best boi you! that video was great! happy you noticed the credit thing in route C.
about side quest, as someone who bought Nier because of you, yes, I'm happy that you leave them out. the old lady in the lighthouse, the chef and Gideon, Carlo the runaway romanticist, I've found all of these side quest on my own and experienced them myself, and it was much stronger emotionally because of that. thank you for doing this!
Wait, you can lock on during the hacking?
I beat this entire game and never knew this either. Played it straight as a twin stick shooter and didn't have any of the hiccups that Clemps described. Very interesting.
there is no reticle, but yes. actually the lock on feature is only for the normal difficulty. you must aim manually in hard mode (like in Nier)
50 hours and I didn't even know that was a thing
Ghost-Cell I think I've found out about it only at the end. Wasn't bad, though. I like twin stick shooters...
I'm retarded
9S's va was fantastic in B route. He sounds totally wrecked when he sees 2B's death, very realistic pain.
Clempsy! My boi! Just when I thought I was going to bed all depressed after a long day of work. Thank you. Kisses
Don't worry, you are.
What?
VETEGA ISNT REAL?
B-BUT HE'S THE PRINCE OF ALL SAYIANS
NOOOOO!
I can't believe it!
HE WAS THE HYPE, DAMNIT!
ARE YOU TELLING ME THE HYPE IS A LIE?!?
I appreciate the continued use of Made in Abyss music.
I'm also surprised you decided to talk about YorHa Betrayers rather than Amnesia, but I suppose they're, uh, *both* pretty important. Maybe you'll bring it up later.
Yeah, it's more relevant during Route C. Better to bring it up there.
That conversation between the pods nearly made me choke on my food. Thank you for that.
Two things.
26:38 is the exact moment this game destroyed me as a human being.
7:29 this whole sequence made me spit up Coke on my work keyboard.
Clemps is the real Best Boy.
THE TIME HAS COME AND SO HAVE I!
IT HAS TO BE THIS WAY
WHEN HEAVENS DIVIDE
SEPHIROTH
YOU"LL NEVER SEE IT COMING
WHEN YOU WALK AWAY YOU DON"T HEAR ME SAY
IT'S LIKE I'M CARRYING THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD
DATABASE DATABASE
My personal reaction to the big revelation was "yeah, I know." The moment it was mentioned in the beginning of A that humanity is conveniently off screen, on the moon, my first thought was, "Oh, so there are no humans and this is a lie that will be revealed later." I was vaguely aware of what the plot of Nier was, so that may have assisted. In contrast, I also thought there was no way there were actually alien invaders; I assumed that was another fabrication. Turns out, there are aliens. For.... some reason.
Same. I was way more surprised that the aliens had actually existed than humanity being dead the whole time.
Same. I figured it was all bullshit made by self perpetuating androids, fighting the machines that created them to give them purpose
I'm a bit disappointed that you didn't bring up Nietzche's "God is dead" quote in this video. As you said, humanity is the androids' God; their creator. So in Automata, God is literally dead. The same is true of the machines. Their creators, the aliens, are also long gone. Two waring Gods, battling each other to the point of extinction. Where does that leave their people? Well, for one, it leaves them without a sense of purpose. The game explores that quite thoroughly. But there are other implications that I think are much more intriguing.
Nietzche used the phrase "God is dead" to analyze the effects of the age of enlightenment on society. He believed that, as a result of people turning toward science to explain the human condition, people would forgo Christianity. He felt that, without Christianity, society would fall into nihilism due to their newfound lack of an objective moral compass. We see precisely this in Automata.
The machines are going through their own age of enlightenment. Everything they knew to be objectively true is now called into question. Without their God, they began to question the meaning of their existence and fell into nihilistic tendencies of self-pity and "woe is me." In response, they found those treasures and gave their lives new, individualistic meaning. The concept of individualism and how it relates to machines as a greater whole is incredibly interesting to me. Especially with machines like Engels being references to communism.
The androids are going through something similar. Just after 9S discovers the truth of humanity's fate, the logic virus breaks out. That name isn't coincidental or inconsequential. It is itself a reference to enlightenment. Androids began to think, to question their existence and became poisoned from it. If I'm not mistaken, the logic virus is also machine-like in nature. I think there's a lot to examine there.
The fact that Pascal outright namedrops Nietzche makes me feel like this is all definitely intentional and well-orchestrated. It's also a layer that I don't think a ton of people picked up on, so I just wanted to put it out there. I'm not a philosophy major by any means, and it's been months since I played the game, so if I forgot anything or failed to make a connection, I'd love if someone would let me know.
Also the whole Sex/Death thing is heavily hinted towards Freud when we go into psychology.
You're definitely right, the game itself criticizes Nihilistic philosophical ideas as they are quite simple lol ( In the end the game breeds the faith of hope, in that we make our own future which correlates to -> ' Consciousness ' )
13:48 - Woolie’s thought process
13:41 - Pat’s thought process.
14:10 good catch, I actually missed that one entirely. They even make specific mention to this with the "E-Drug" that you get during one of your side quests. How pure destructive rage is better than sex, or feels a lot like it. I never did quite get the point of those drugs, lore wise. Wrote it off as just a small quirk
God Kyle's performance during the bridge scene always blows me away. I want to come back to this game so bad.
Clemps making the deepest lore on his gloves
5:00 Top 10 Anime Plot Twists
i nier-ly came when i saw the notification.
im not apologizing
I avoided this videos original upload date just to avoid your comment the 4th part has been released an I'm back tracking~
See me in Dark Souls Reed-man
I *LOVED* the movie cliffhanger at the end. Can't wait for next analysis, MrClemps! As always, keep up the great work, and have a nice day! ;D
Clemps I love your content so much. You're seriously a talented guy.
Beepy and Kalil are both very good boys and two of my favorite characters in this series, and not because they made me cry when they died. Not that I did, not at all. Shut up!
Thorax friend me on Discord I've been wanted to talk to you for along time, JJULLER#1350
(don't have an account MAKE ONE)
YOU CAN LOCK ON IN HACKS??????
RIGHT!?!?!?!?
...fuck
As long as you're in Normal mode. I tried in Hard mode and NUUUUPE
Fuck me... how...
Baka
Operator 21O's "motherly" thing it's foreshadowed in route B as in two side-quests called "Data analysis freak" 1 and 2.
Btw, once I went into 2B's room, instead of just waking her up I "took a break" at her side . . . if you know what I mean.
13:34 I swear when i saw that messeage, I thought you taro was kink shaming me, in a fourth wall breaking manner
50K Subs!!! All hail the best boi of RUclips!
Seriously, congrats man! Thank you for making me laugh and learn about JRPGs, specifically Yoko Taro's wonderful work!
On to 100K! And then the world!
I just finished NIer Automata, so this series has really help me understand narrative points that may have went over my head.
Wow, 30 minutes flew by!
Finally finished the game so I can watch these. Love your style of humor Clemps, keep up the great work
So glad I wasn't the only one who interpreted the ****** as more than just "fuck"
I remembered a scene in a trailer where 9S was repeatedly stabbing 2B when Jackass made that comment about that feeling of pleasure that Androids get during combat and was like "OH SHIT"
I think it ties into the nature of Route C's reveals as well.
*SPOILER*
With the implication that a small part of 9S could subconsciously know or potentially suspect what 2B's real role in their assigned partnership is meant to be. Leaving him with conflicting subconscious feelings of affection, grief, and anger, towards her and their whole situation.
18:52 Wow. Clemp's backstory turned out to be even darker, than I ever imagined. o_o
I guess another month waiting for part 3?
Special guest is ValkyrieAurora, I'm calling it.
Clemps I KNEW IT :D
Clemps cleeemps, you can't wink at us in the comments, that gives the game away.
Clemps Stop Trolllin' XD
Clemps. pls include superbutterbuns in the 3rd video too as well. you 3 look like you have some special relationships related towards NIer. :)
I was thinking mote in the posibility of be Rekka Alexiel, she has a blog (I think the only one) with plenty information and traductions about Nier and Drakengard since a couple of years. Everyone really interested in more material besides the games should check it!
2:15 Oh, is that how that worked? I seemed to have lost the secondary attacks upon starting the secind playthrough, so i figured it was like training wheels
What I liked with route B is that, while I speeded through A because I wanted to experience the story, since I already knew the story in B I could have a way more relaxed time doing other activities such as fishing and side quests which really got me familiar with the world and the map.
I just watched part 1 two days ago, lucky me didn't have to wait so long, love this series!
16:00 I love your cat so much Clempsy
Can't wait for part 3... Route C was an emotional rollercoaster and elevated NIER Automata to God tier status
Could you talk about the thematic connection between certain robots and their philosopher counterparts they were named after? Like Simone de Beauvoir, Jean-Paul Satre, Hegel, and so on? I'm not well versed in this so I feel like there are a lot of references I missed out on.
Also is there a symbolic connection between the celestial alphabet and the robots/cult of the watchers within Drakengard/Nier? I know the robot bosses had their names spelled out in celestial alphabet when you fight them in route A, but I don't quite get what the towers in route C/D are named after
generally, each philosopher had something to do with the character or boss's place in the game, such as kirkegaard being a religious philosopher (that would be the machine who's death kicks off "become as gods") or pascal being a well versed philosopher who's well known for rationalizing the way humans should live their lives (hence pascal talking about how nietzsche was probably just crazy and being the leader of a village). it all ties in to the theme of "what is the measure of a man?"
can't help you on the towers though.
I owe you a thank you clemps.. your content is the only stuff that I watch as soon as it comes out instead of waiting until the whole series is out so that I can binge watch it.
Even all of my friends have noticed how much more patient I am lately, so thank you. xP
"Amnesia" is another foreshadowing side quest in that regard :)
Funny thing, as I'm now used to Yoko Taro's convoluted narrative ways after going through Drakengard and the first NieR all those years ago, I set myself up to diligently do all side quests available before any point of no return. Which means by the time our characters first get separated in route A I was already lvl50+. The whole game experience after that was killing bosses under a minute then waiting for all the dialogue lines to trigger while avoiding attacks until they were down for good XD
Needless to say I didn't enjoy chapter select mode for long (T_T)
The kitty Seasons of love section absolutely destroys me Clemps hahaha
The first time you see the ghosts of the red girls is on the alien ship in Route B, but it's so quick I also missed it the first time.
Clemps might be my favorite video editor. That damn baby scream when the robot fell and the Simpson's collar tugging got me good.
PLACE YOUR MEAT BETWEEN BOTH THE BUNS
i dont think ive ever laughed as horridly as i did to 4:00, holy fuck.
anyway; thanks clemps for uploading! ive had a few bad nights in a row, so it’s good to fall back to some familiar content. bless ya!
I remember all types of healing chips being completely broken, so I really should do a playthrough without them.
I love your videos not only for the very concise and well put together analysis but also because I love watching your comedic abilities grow. Your last few videos have had me laughing out loud and this one has some of the funniest bits so far, but you also manage to find a brilliant balance between funny and informative. I'm not even a huge fan of JRPGs (although you got me to play through all of Drakengaard and NieR) and I still enjoy watching you talk about them. Big props to you man been watching since Drakengaard part 1 and I always look forward to every new video you put out. (Also I talked to you on your discord a couple of months ago and you were really lovely
Daddy Clemps do you love us?
25:25 OH! I thought it was a credits fake out 😂
So today I finished watching Made in Abyss and felt so sad after that final episode. Then I saw this video was uploaded and I was delighted with joy. And suddenly this plays at 9:59.... WHY YOU DO THIS?!
Luc the manga is still going
Another superb vid clemps, by far the most hilarious so far, the skit with your darling mother made me wee a little bit
more made in abyss ost usage
he can't keep getting away with it
Totally worth the wait Clempsy, every time you put out a new video I'm eagerly waiting, and is always a blast! Thank you for putting this together I can see the time and love you pour into it, and we love you back :3
7:30
8:25
For the small handful of you wondering I did find the source
UNHhhh Ep 30: "F*ckin Random" w/ Trixie Mattel & Katya Zamolodchikova
At about the 7:23 mark.
I went on a long and arduous journey of sifting through these god damn insane queens just to find the source of your memes Clemps and l will probably recieve no appreciation for it! I hope you're happy!
While the death of 2B is sad, it also has a ton of plot-holes that kinda took me out of the experience.
1. Why were just a few flight units able to overwhelm 2B and 9S? We see 9S take out much more than that by himself (without a flight unit).
2. She asks the pod to take her away from any androids so that they won't be affected by her virus, but when she finally gets there...she is attacked by 2 androids and A2 is nearby as well. So...did the pod just mess up?
3. Wasn't it implied that most of the androids already succumbed to the virus? So who is she afraid of infecting (outside of the resistance camp)?
4. Didn't 2B state that the Pods have a vaccine for the logic virus? She asks them to give one to 9S after he is severely injured. Which is honestly why I assumed that androids had to be badly injured before the virus can take hold (like it needs an open wound or something). So why could the pod not just heal her? Maybe it needs a link to the Bunker? I dunno, it's kinda vague.
5. Can't 9S curer the logic virus as well? We see him do it later on in the game (on himself). So why couldn't 2B just ask her pod to look for 9S? It can clearly sense where androids are. Why couldn't 9S instantly find 2B for the same reason?
Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love the game, but the plot-holes lessened the impact of 2B's death for me.
A bit late haha but:
1. You are comparing 2B and 9S after everything they knew was destroyed and having to kill his companions with a 9S enraged who no longer cares for anything
2. Low on android signal doesn't mean no androids
3. You already mention the resistance camp and A2, there's also Jackass and other androids like the ones that are at the entrance of the forest (the food quest, i think)
4. A vaccine it's not that simply, the fact that the pod proposed a vaccine and 2B doesn't say anything is an indicator that the logic virus, like any other virus, adapts and isn't the same as before route c
5. 9S clearly can't cure the logic virus, he tried with 2B and himself and in the end both are infected anyway
SANTA!?
Yeah I lost it there. 19:00.
Here I am enjoying the in-depth recap and suddenly I can't stop laughing. Well played.
9S is my favorite character in the game.
Excellent work as always! Love reliving the story from the viewpoint of someone who really knows the lore, as well as getting a different outlook on the events of the game itself. Take as much time as you need for the next part. I'm sure it'll be worth it
That pod section has killed me.
21:33 Favorite part! "Hey Mister, how do you make children?" BWOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!
PC port of Lost Odyssey and I can die happy....
(BTW, anyone with XB1 and Lost Odyssey disc can play it via backwards compatibility)
Clamps you are killing it! Was glad to see you hosted on other channels! Heres hoping you continue to blow up and produce great content
Any intentions to do analysis style videos on other games/ series after Nier? I love this style of video and could just listen to you all day.
I love your use of "End of the Unknown" In the context of what you were talking about at that moment. S'good use of that song.
LONG ROBO *D O N G*
I would LOVE to hear some more podcasts, I love listening to them on my drive to and from work, and you always have wonderful guests!
Uh, did Clemps not realize you use the right stick to aim during hacking? Hell, I didn't even know you COULD lock on. Is that an Easy mode thing?
Normal, mang.
Whoa, holy crap, didn't expect you to respond! That's nuts actually, I've played through the game in full twice and never knew that. Makes me wonder how much more depth I might have missed.
18:52 the Clemp lore thickens... first we have the tragic story of the yellow gloves. Im waiting for the explaination for the Salormoon set in part 3 Clemp
Please mention the Amnesia side quests, and their relevance to 2B! (if you know what i mean) ;)
*Edit: 10 seconds. I just needed to wait TEN SECONDS and you’d have mentioned it. FUCK ME!*
@14:33 Isn’t there also a line of dialogue in Automata where 2B explains that when the androids fight and kill their “brains” are wired to make them feel excitement and pleasure in much the same way humans do when they are aroused and climax? I’m like 95% sure it’s there so yes the “****” does both mean “FUCK” and “KILL” at the same time, literally.
vegeta is not real?
Love these Clemps. your evolution in humor as well as display of emotional connection to the narrative is incredible.
Piccolo's real tho.... Right?
GAHHH I wish I had the time to make videos like this for these games, thank you for your in depth looks at this amazing series of games, no one I talk to knows enough for me to have in depth conversations with. Again, thank you!
please tell me the special guest is Kira Buckland
you suckered me into buying Drakengard 3 with your damn well made videos and comedic timing, so thanks?
Also proud to say that after ending E i was so moved by the "credits fight" goes i choose to make my playthrough a helper ship, what kind of evil game could make me happy about deleting a save file
As for Scalebound being canned by MS, I recall reading that Ms suspected not all money invested in it was being put in this game and they feared platinum was syphoning it off to other projects (but my info is based on Twitter, so take that with a grain of salt). One of the greatest losses for the platform as I was really looking forward to Scalebound :(
bloodyspasm same...idk for me personally I was looking forward to a DMC like experience. Kinda lost interest when they revealed multiplayer.
SPOILERS
The fuck/kill incognita in Adam's dialogue with 9S make WAY more sense if you played the Jackass quest where she finds out the thrill humans get from love is the same androids get from violence.
So, anyone else feel like the scene of 9S seeing A2 having stabbed 2B was shot like an NTR scene of 9S getting cucked by A2 and 2B?
Well, no one is saying you CAN'T look at it that way.
No? Are you all right? Are there some pent up fantasies you wanna talk about?
AH YES PART 2. I was sad to think it might take 2-3 months for the next part and here it is.
This joy makes me want to do unspeakable things to you clempsy like 9s to 2b.
Vegeta isn't real?!
Opinion disregarded. Unsubscribe.
Clemps. I love you man. I don’t know if I can handle the wait for part 3!
Thanks Clemps, you're really good at this!
I BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ALL WEEK BRO AND LET ME JUST SAY, thank you.
This review has some brilliant commentary. It's very well done, funny and genuinely insightful. Great job man!
It's been a while since I played a Nier Automata, but watching these movies videos makes me feel the same myriad of feelings once again. Really goes to show how powerful this game is.
Also thanks Clemps.
Aaaah what a lovely video! I have enjoyed your lore videos and can't wait for more. Thank you for your hard work!
Great video, Clemps. Your videos are the reason why I want to play more of Yoko Taro's stuff. Can't way for the next part(s). Keep up the good work !
That whole part after ending B is amazing. I was so hyped when the preview video for the rest of the game showed up.
Waited for this video!!! Loving all the analysis videos before as well!!
Thanks for kicking me in the heart. I've 100% this game awhile ago and it still gets me.